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Go with<br />
THE FLOW<br />
Work with your menstrual cycle rather than against it to increase your health and<br />
happiness, say authors Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer<br />
The moment you start<br />
practising menstrual cycle<br />
awareness and encounter<br />
this living presence within<br />
you (or in another), and let yourself<br />
be initiated by the death and rebirth<br />
process within it, you reunite with<br />
the source that nourishes you, and<br />
restore your connection with the<br />
natural world, the cycles of life and<br />
the divine force of love. Each month<br />
you move through an inner winter,<br />
spring, summer and autumn and back<br />
to winter again. Each phase ushers<br />
in a set of very specific psychological<br />
challenges. As you learn about yourself<br />
through the inner seasons, you develop<br />
the skills to handle your emotions<br />
and make better choices around your<br />
behaviour. It’s a means of personal<br />
therapy and healing that teaches you<br />
how to harness the power of your<br />
unique nature. Becoming familiar<br />
with the map of the inner seasons will<br />
support you as you recover the powers<br />
of each one. While approximate days<br />
are given for each, these are estimates<br />
and will vary depending on the length<br />
of your cycle and various other factors<br />
in your life. It’s far more helpful to<br />
sense for yourself when you’re moving<br />
from one season to another. Here’s<br />
our guide...<br />
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